The suggestion from the lobbying group is getting a mixed response. Some said they were looking for some self-reflection from the NRA, but instead, the group blamed violent video games, movies and the media.

"I can imagine the headlines, the shocking headlines you'll print tomorrow," said Wayne LaPierre of the National Rifle Association. "More guns, you'll claim, are the NRA's answer to everything."

Accusing the media of demonizing gun owners, the NRA didn't talk about any kind of gun control, and instead put forth the suggestion that the solution can be found by putting an armed police officer in every school by early next year.

"The only thing that stops a bad guy with a gun is a good guy with a gun," LaPierre said.

The suggestion was met with skepticism from Manchester school Superintendent Tom Brennan.

"I think we need to think about other options, rather than suggesting we put more guns in school," Brennan said.

On a day that Brennan toured schools to address rumors of threats and answer questions, he said that in talking to educators, he has found there isn't much of an appetite for armed guards in the classroom or for teachers to be armed themselves.